StarTribune.com | User comments

Chip Scoggins: Time to start over in Vikings secondary

Article by: CHIP SCOGGINS , Star Tribune
Updated: December 10, 2011 - 11:16 PM

Among the veterans, only Antoine Winfield should remain, and he shouldn't be a first-stringer.

25
Comments

Newest first
Oldest first

1 - 10 of 25
1
2
3
next

krz007mnDec. 10, 11 6:46 PM

Start by getting rid of the Cover 2. Girlie defense for players afraid of the responsibilities of covering man to man. Players have to be exceptionally smart to play that defense well. Most players today don't seem to be that smart.

taxguy33Dec. 10, 11 7:23 PM

Cook back next year?? Really?? Unless the supposed victim totally recants her story, he is in jail for a 2-year minumum OR suspended by Goodell for a year/ or BOTH? That's what's most frustrating about the bonehead Vikings NOT suspending him without pay for 4 weeks- which the players association allows? Cook WILL NOT be a starting corner next year.

badgrantDec. 10, 1111:42 PM

Time to start over in Vikings secondary .... obvious statement of the century .......... cannot remember the last the the purple had a rocking 2ndary .... been a dammm lifetime

toosweet64Dec. 11, 1112:16 AM

The Vikes are YEARS from competing in the NFC North. If Kalil doesn't come out, draft Claiborne and start the rebuild!

abemntocalDec. 11, 11 1:08 AM

The Vikes should spend every draft choice in rounds 1 thru 5 on two positions. OL and DB. Take the best player available at those spots.

t_stevensDec. 11, 11 2:33 AM

The last great secondary was when Joey Browner and Carl Lee were starting together in the late 1989s - early 1990s.

t_stevensDec. 11, 11 2:48 AM

Check out the sack totals of starting front four for 1989: Chris Doleman 21, Keith Millard 18, Al Noga 12, Henry Thomas 9. Browner and Lee were great in their own right, but that front four helped them do their jobs even better.

frannytDec. 11, 11 3:33 AM

Totally agree with this article. Free agents Cortland Finnegan(28), Laron Landry(27), Tracy Porter(26) are all young enough to sign to five year deals. Two of these three along with a high draft pick at corner should more than solidify our defensive backfield. Draft Kalil and Marvin McNutt to bolster our other weak positions and we have a good start at turning this train wreck of a team around.

badgrantDec. 11, 11 8:18 AM

VIKINGS TERTIARY PHILOSOPHY (cats ain't worthy of being called a secondary) ................................................................. BREAK AND STAY BROKEN

BallFourDec. 11, 11 8:59 AM

The Vikings rarely seem to have a competent secondary. Why is that?

1 - 10 of 25
1
2
3
next

Comment on this story |

explore the Vikings/NFL

Full Scoreboard

Chicago Cubs - LP: J. Russell	4	FINAL
Pittsburgh - WP: W. Rodriguez	5	FINAL

Detroit - WP: M. Scherzer	5	FINAL
Cleveland - LP: C. Kluber	1	FINAL

NY Yankees - LP: V. Nuno	2	FINAL
Baltimore - WP: J. Johnson	3	FINAL

Tampa Bay - WP: A. Cobb	4	FINAL
Toronto - LP: R. Ortiz	3	FINAL

Cincinnati - WP: M. Leake	4	FINAL
NY Mets - LP: J. Niese	0	FINAL

Philadelphia - WP: T. Cloyd	7	FINAL
Miami - LP: D. Below	3	FINAL

Minnesota - LP: B. Duensing	4	FINAL
Atlanta - WP: C. Kimbrel	5	FINAL

Oakland - WP: D. Straily	1	FINAL
Texas - LP: Y. Darvish	0	FINAL

Los Angeles - LP: Z. Greinke	2	FINAL
Milwaukee - WP: M. Fiers	5	FINAL

Boston - LP: F. Doubront	1	FINAL
Chicago WSox - WP: J. Quintana	3	FINAL

Kansas City - WP: B. Chen	7	FINAL
Houston - LP: P. Clemens	3	FINAL

Arizona - LP: M. Reynolds	4	FINAL
Colorado - WP: W. Lopez	5	FINAL

Seattle - LP: A. Harang	0	FINAL
LA Angels - WP: J. Williams	12	FINAL

St. Louis - WP: A. Wainwright	10	FINAL
San Diego - LP: E. Volquez	2	FINAL

Washington - LP: Y. Maya	2	FINAL
San Francisco - WP: J. Affeldt	4	FINAL

Full Scoreboard

Memphis	89	FINAL
San Antonio	93	FINAL

Full Scoreboard

Boston	2	FINAL
NY Rangers	1	FINAL

Los Angeles	1	FINAL
San Jose	2	FINAL

Date/Opponent	Time	W	L	Score
2013 preseason
Aug 9 - vs. Houston	7 pm
Aug 16 - at Buffalo	6 pm
Aug 25 - at San Francisco	7 pm
Aug 29 - vs. Tennessee	7 pm
2013 regular season
Sep 8 - at Detroit	Noon
Sep 15 - at Chicago	Noon
Sep 22 - vs. Cleveland	Noon
Sep 29 - vs. Pittsburgh (in London)	Noon
Oct 6 - Bye
Oct 13 - vs. Carolina	Noon
Oct 21 - at. NY Giants	7:40 pm
Oct 27 - vs. Green Bay	7:30 pm
Nov 3 - at Dallas	Noon
Nov 7 - vs. Washington	7:25 pm
Nov 17 - at Seattle	3:25 pm
Nov. 24 - at Green Bay	Noon
Dec 1 - vs. Chicago	Noon
Dec 8 - at Baltimore	Noon
Dec 15 - vs. Philadelphia	Noon
Dec 22 - at Cincinnati	Noon
Dec 29 - vs. Detroit	Noon